This guide will get you familiarised with a map and compass, teaching the basics of how to navigate with them, laying the foundation for you to head out and practice and hone your navigational skills.

Whether it’s a lack of connectivity, or the dreaded dead battery, things can get hairy when the electronics aren’t working ...

No matter if it's fishing, hiking or hunting, many opt to use use a cell phone to navigate, but that approach can be a double-edged sword.

Growing evidence indicates that some migratory animals, including sea turtles, lobsters, salmon and birds, can use the geomagnetic field as a kind of map to navigate to distant destinations 1, 2.